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Emotional Intelligence Exercises: 4 Ways to Practice

Do you want to boost your EQ and learn how to connect with people on an emotional level? What are some emotional intelligence exercises you can practice? These emotional intelligence exercises are based on Emotional Intelligence 2.0 written by Jean Greaves and Travis Bradberry. They will help you explore different aspects of your emotions and reflect on how they influence your behavior and decisions. Here are some emotional intelligence exercises you can practice.

Growing Grit: What Does It Take to Develop Grit?

What does growing grit mean? Are there ways to learn how to develop grit? Growing grit means that you can learn to have grit. Grit is not fixed but is changeable, and you can grow and adjust grit over time. Read more about growing grit and how to have the right mindset for developing grit.

The Hourglass Method for Working From Home

What is the hourglass method for convincing your boss to let you work from home? How do you use it? Before you can work from home, you have to make a case to your boss. You can use the hourglass method to convince your company to let you work remotely. Read more about how to use the hourglass method and start working remotely.

How to Control Your Emotions in Stressful Situations

Do you struggle to control your emotions when you are stressed? What are some strategies that can help you to stay calm and collected in stressful and emotionally-charged situations? Expressing your emotions—as opposed to suppressing or holding back— is an important aspect of psychological health. When you are feeling stressed, however, it can be difficult to control your emotions and express them in a constructive way. Keep reading for tips to control your emotions during stress.

How to Achieve Your Goals: Effort Is the Key Ingredient

Do you want to know how to achieve anything? In order to achieve, you have to have grit. When you put in more effort, there’s a better chance of you achieving something. Grit is one of the most important factors in learning how to achieve your goals. Read more about how to achieve your goals and why effort and achievement are so closely linked.

Leadership Blind Spots: Find Them and Manage Better

What are leadership blind spots? How do these prevent you from being the best manager for your organization? Leadership blind spots are your problem areas that you’re unaware of. Because you don’t know they exist, they’re hard to discover and improve on. Read more about leadership blind spots and how to fix them.

Is Talent Overrated? Yes! Focus on Grit Instead

Is talent overrated? Why is grit more valuable and more likely to predict success than talent? In the book Grit, Angela Duckworth answers the question “is talent overrated?” According to Duckworth, Grit is much more valuable than talent. So is talent overrated? Read more to find out.

Personal and Social Competence: Skills for Life

What are personal and social competence in the context of emotional intelligence? How do they come together to make up the EQ construct? In Emotional Intelligence 2.0, personal and social competence are the umbrella terms for the four dimensions of the EQ construct. Personal competence encompasses self-awareness and self-management. Social competence is composed of social awareness and relationship management. Keep reading for more about personal and social competence.

How to Have Hope: Grit Leads to Optimism

Do you want to know how to have hope? How does hope help you have more grit? Hope is one of the four main components of grit. Learning how to have hope means that you have optimism about one day achieving your goals. Keep reading to learn how to have hope, and what it has to do with having grit.

Grit and Passion: Learn to Work Hard at What You Love

How are grit and passion connected? Why is passion necessary to have grit? Having grit and passion and passion are similar—to need both to succeed. Passion needs to be developed and worked on consistently in order for you to have grit. Read more about having grit and passion below.